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ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft BUILD, Anaheim Conference Center 201B -- Data breaches and theft can be detrimental to any company and preventing the accidental loss or misuse of sensitive documents is a major IT security concern. Today at 1 p.m. PDT, Microsoft® BUILD developers conference attendees will see a live demo of the new Microsoft codenamed Windows Server 8 File Classification Infrastructure (FCI). The demo will feature the integration of Websense data...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, data security, and email security solutions, today confirmed its participation at the Deutsche Bank 2011 Technology Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 2:45 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. A link to the webcast of this event will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at www.websense.com/investors. About Websense, Inc....

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today announced the appointment of Michael A. Newman as interim chief financial officer. Mr. Newman has been a member of the company's executive committee since 2002, and also serves as the company's chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. The company has initiated a search for a full-time chief financial officer. Mr. Newman succeeds Arthur S. Locke III, who resigned to return to Virginia...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An increasingly mobile workforce, more social networks, and advanced attacks have made it critical for organizations to quickly deploy effective data theft prevention. That's why Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) developed the TRITON(TM) solution, which includes the Websense® Data Security Suite. And Gartner, Inc. has positioned Websense as a leader in its recently released "Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention"( )(i)( )and published...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Email is a dangerous data loss channel that has been center stage in this year's tidal wave of targeted attacks. "Kate Middleton in bikini." "Real Osama bin Laden death pics." "Your tax return cannot be processed." It is just too easy to convince unsuspecting employees to open emails with seductive subject lines and spoofed sender addresses. Hackers know it, and they also know how to successfully spear phish executives into giving them access to...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: WBSN) -- During the $4.75 billion merger of First Tech Credit Union and Addison Avenue Federal Credit Unions, the companies recognized the urgency to safeguard data for their combined 335,000 members in 38 branches. The combined credit union was looking for a solution that was highly effective, yet easy to administer. After careful consideration and an analysis of the performance of the solution already in use, Addison Avenue chose Websense...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, data security, and email security solutions, today announced management will present at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time. A link to the webcast of this event will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at www.websense.com/investors. About...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This is the year of the data breach. "What are we doing to avoid that?" is a big question not only for IT security professionals, but for management as well. And because most data loss prevention (DLP) products are expensive and overly complex, many are turning to third-party research for advice. That's why analyst firm Info-Tech Research Group decided to evaluate data loss prevention choices. And in their recently published report "Select an...

SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Commenting on the company's performance and outlook for the remainder of 2011, Websense CEO Gene Hodges said, "We delivered solid second quarter results, with incremental billings up 12 percent and renewal billings up one percent from a year ago. Overall, retention improved from last year and demand for our TRITON(TM) web, email, and data security...

SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Research shows that on the top 1,000 sites you are usually no more than two clicks away from malware. Now consider that more than 70 percent of today's online threats are snuck onto legitimate websites(1). If you want to avoid infection, you need to know what to trust and what to avoid. Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN), who has been analyzing websites and content for more than a decade, is helping with ACEInsight.com, a free service capability of the...